Near Fredericksburg in Stafford County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Gold Mining in Stafford County

Photographed by Kevin White, August 30, 2007

1. Gold Mining in Stafford County Marker

Inscription. Near here are located ten of the nineteenth century gold mines of Stafford County. The best-known were the Eagle, Rattlesnake (Horse Pen), Lee, New Hope, and Monroe mines. The Eagle Gold Mining Company, Rappahannock Gold Mine Company of New York, Rapidan Mining and Milling Company of Pennsylvania, United States Mining Company, and Stafford Mining Company operated here between the 1830s and the early twentieth century. Mining activities gradually ceased because of declining profits.

Erected 1990 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number E-17.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • Natural Resources. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list.

Location. 38° 24.128′ N, 77° 34.361′ W. Marker is near Fredericksburg, Virginia, in Stafford County. It is on Warrenton Road (U.S. 17) 0.3 miles west of Hartwood Church Road (County Route 705). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15 Richards Ferry Rd, Fredericksburg VA 22406, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area,

in Northern Virginia,

and in the Piedmont.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Road from Yesteryear (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Hartwood Presbyterian Church

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Repeated Surprises (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Little Red Barn (approx. half a mile away); Mt. Olive Baptist Church (approx. 3.3 miles away); Civilian Conservation Corps Company 2363 (approx. 4.1 miles away); Fredericksburg Campaign (approx. 4.1 miles away); The Mud March (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fredericksburg.

Other markers no longer nearby. Hartwood Presbyterian Church (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Cavalry Affairs (was approx. half a mile away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Kevin White, August 30, 2007

2. Gold Mining in Stafford County Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,035 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 31, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.